Archive for August, 2010
by Pete Talbot When newspapers start to merge, and there has been a lot of that lately, they usually start with the advertising, accounting and circulation departments, and keep the newsrooms separate. So it was a bit of a surprise when the Missoulian announced that the Ravalli Republic and Missoulian were combining their newsrooms under [...]
by jhwygirl Montana’s resident gun nut and lunatic lobbyist had his lawsuit against the U.S. government dismissed this afternoon for what was basically a lack of standing. See, Marbut and his Montana Shooting Sports Association tried to sue the federal government for relief from something that hadn’t happened. See, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and [...]
by problembear this is the only thing i could find about the rally tomorrow Sept 1 at noon on the courthouse steps to kick off the campaign to vote for lowering the cap on payday lenders. Mayor John Engen and Sen Carol WIlliams will be there. i plan to as well. let’s get cracking on this [...]
By @CarFreeStpdty Last week the Federal Reserve met at an economic summit held at the decidedly elitist Jackson Hole Resort where Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he, “will do all that it can,” to right the economy. He’s correct… he’s doing everything thing he can – from holding the Federal Funds Rate at a historic [...]
by jhwygirl With Social Security celebrating its 75th anniversary, people here in Missoula have the opportunity to participate in a community forum designed to bring a myriad of state and community leaders – and the general public – together to discuss the issues facing Social Security. On Monday, at 10:30 a.m. in city council chambers, [...]
by jhwygirl Here we go again. Not even a month after this season’s first ‘incident’. I guess we’re starting on year 3 of this kind of activity (odd that this link from this previous post doesn’t go to the article that the Kaimin did last year. Maybe someone will fix that? As for last night’s [...]
by jhwygirl Boy, what to say about this except that I’m apparently not the only fan of The Indy’s George Ochenski. Check the comments. What is it they say to reporters? If you’re pissin’ someone off you’re doing something right? Keep on keeping on.
by Pete Talbot From a news brief in the Montana section of the Missoulian: A large prescribed fire on Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest created an impressive plume of smoke that drifted into the Missoula Valley Wednesday night. So thick was the smoke and smell – and so many the calls from worried residents – that [...]
by JC One good bit of pr0n deserves another! ;-) Slow day at the office… Enjoy!
by @CarFreeStpdty As construction on the three block stretch of North Higgins grinds towards completion the final character the street will assume is slowly coming into view. The question is… “will this ultimately create a safer environment for everyone and help to promote business downtown?” I sure hope so… I personally think this is a great [...]
by jhwygirl For those of you who might of missed it, CBS News’ Face the Nation has posted the video of Bob Schieffer’s interview with Bozeman native Greg Mortenson. Don’t miss it. There’s lots to learn there. Nicholas Kristof, one of NYTimes best, had a column recently where he lamented the war as it juxtaposed [...]
by jhwygirl Briefly: Last month, the Missoula County Public School District voted a 20% pay raise ($ + bonus’) for superintendent Alex Apostle, while holding teacher raises to one half of 1% and acknowledging that staff lay-offs were going to occur. News is News: Criticism reached a crescendo immediately as news of the pay raise [...]
by jhwygirl Supermontanareporter John S. Adams, of the Great Falls Tribune, reports that long-time director of the tourism bureau, housed under the Department of Commerce, was suddenly without employment Friday afternoon. Was she fired? As Adams posts in his not-blogged-often-enough The Lowdown, Shirley Baumgart – who had been in her position since 2002 – had [...]
by jhwygirl Goddess Bless Vice President Biden, an everyperson’s working Joe. Such a regular guy, he commuted from Delaware – by train – to DC daily during his multiple terms as senator….while his wife worked and his kids went to public school. I’m not happy with the current economic situation, but I’m old enough to [...]
by jhwygirl The Missoula Independent took time to dig further into Ravalli County’s County Attorney candidate William Fulbright’s bankruptcy records. This wasn’t some witch hunt – in the interest of full disclosure, William Fulbright had handed over his bankruptcy records to the Ravalli Republic a while back, as rumors swirled around his having filed bankruptcy [...]
by jhwygirl ….by by baring their breasts along the Clark Fork River. The group feels the double-standard that forces woman to cover their bodies, and not men, is a problem. They hope by bringing attention to the issue, woman will one day be allowed to go topless in public. Discuss.
by jhwygirl Native American Netroots and Blue Oregon Enjoy.
by jhwygirl Reality. This makes me mad. And sad. Crooks works. The work he does – for AmeriCorp Vista – isn’t easy; it helps the community and Montana; and is woefully underpaid, at that. AmeriCorp Vista’s mission? VISTAs commit to work for a year at a nonprofit organization or local government agency with a focus [...]
by problembear give up? an unholy alliance between republicans, fox, and the saudis. that’s who. wag the dog republican style. that’s the way to regain power. spend a little cash to cause a controversy. report on it with your own personal news service. wait for the stupid democrats to start fighting each other over [...]
by problembear if you thought the so-called recovery was merely stalled a little, this economist is not reassuring ……….. “…..Celente pointed to a near-riot that took place last week in Atlanta when 30,000 people showed up to be put on a housing waiting list, saying that the event is a harbinger of what’s to come. He [...]
by jhwygirl Benson’s Farm, located just east of South Reserve, on 7th Street, has a veggie crop that is eagerly awaited by neighborhoods near and far. That’s their field of corn – one of what is usually 3 specialty varieties – with their yummy sweet carrots in the foreground. They’ve got peppers galore – spicy, [...]
photo courtesy of http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Links/link2us.html by problembear “payday lenders lost their appeal for me when they trapped my daughter at the age of 20 in an endless cycle of debt which destroyed her credit, sucked up all the money she made at wendy’s pulling double shifts and spit her out when she lost her car, her [...]
By CFS I’m not going to delve into the controversy surrounding Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s use of “the word that no white person should say for fear of having their career ended,” for lack of tact and not really caring about all the Mediawhores talking heads getting a chance to shout about something for five minutes [...]
by Pete Talbot Other Big Sky Conference schools made the Sierra Club’s list of the 100 greenest colleges, like Northern Arizona and Portland State. No sign of UM or MSU, though, and I’d heard these campuses were supposed to be going green. Did the Grizzlies and Bobcats forget to send in the Sierra Club surveys, [...]
by jhwygirl Setting a fine example and a tone for the season, Coach Pflugrad allowed hoodlum Jimmy Wilson back to practice today after a one week suspension since his “not guilty” plea to biting a woman on the leg. Wilson has been sitting in prison in California for the last two years awaiting a second [...]
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